Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-29
CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENr1oN.
Tho Gas Company Matter -Convontio.
Probabilities -Oleonaryariue.


DOVER. Jan. 28-In yesterday
Nsws your correspondent is accused b,
Mr. Edward Belts OF placing him in
wrong position. Now the facts of tn
case are these: The city objected to tn
passa2e OF the bill In the shape it was
aad Messrs. Bal, Turner, Belts An,
Ospelle had u consultation, aud Mes.rs
Bal and Turner said that Msssrs. Bett
and Ospelle had agreed to the amend
ment IN relation to giving the city en-
sinear control. Your correspondent
INN ks, as 1t appeared to him la Dover
ana as IL appeared to most every on,
there, that Messrs. Ball and Turner ar,
fespop sibie for The impression, and IL /,
aqnesuoh Detween those gentlemen and
Mr.. Belts
The Senate Ietaliated on the Hons,
Thursday, and adjourned without con
soitn2 it until Monday morning a
III O'Clock. The House hal q short ses
non TINS morning, and adjourned tt
naet al O'Clock Monday afternoon.
| This uneven time for the meeting IL
c'nslo eraoiy OF u nuisance, and some
agreement should be made wherein,
b1.h Houses could meej at the sam,
time.
| Constitutional Convention talk I,
plenty here, and there IL ccpsiderabl,
spt culation upon the passage of the bill
fhe committee that was appointed. whil,
1t may be considered individually hos
tile to DR.. Martins bill, cannot be said
to be An unfair com M ittee.
II 1t should report Mr.. Ferpnson, ;.
BILL DIR. Martin has a perfect right n
! report his own rs minority reoort ard
thus make the issue direct between
tht N. Now II instructions instruct.
Dr. Martins bill will pass the Senate
In the last Sussox convention the pres.
eat memb bers of the Legislature acct pted
theie nominations with the distinct mn.
Outstanding that they would vote fo- a
Constitutional Convention. Apreeably
to this, then, the bill ought TO receive
the votes Of Senators Bacon, Dorman
aud Martin, and with Ur. Cooper and
Senator McWhorter voting for it. the
bill will pass the Senate and IL is a safe
prediction that the bill will psss The
House, and from surface indications i,
looks very much like there will be a
convention, as Senators Bacon and Dor.
man woald certainly not 20 back on
Instructions.
A. Robinson and Robert g. White.
| Esq, are working with considerable
eoersy ard enthutiasm for the passage
Of the bill, and both geutleme deserve
great credit, as they are honest In their
work and are doing 1t folely for the
best interests Of the State, and not for
any selfish interest whatever, or to boom
them or aid them in any future ambi.
tion
The Grnbb amendment, or more cor.
rectly naming it at its step-father, the
Fergus amendment, from presf mt in.
dtcstions will never pass either House.
1t may find couple Of supporters in
the Senate, and will probably occupy
some time OF that body, but not In
speech making In favor Of it, unlsss
Mr. Ferguson takes another trip TO viii.
min 2ton; then we may have speech.
! The bill to prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF oleomargarine Ia likely 20
pass both houses, as nearly all the mem.
hers your correspondent hEs conversed
with are In favor Of 1t. Ifit does It will
cause considerable loss to number OF
| Wilmington butter men who have large
quantities on hand The bin is simi-
lar IN It's provisions to one introduced
ID the New York Legislature, and GOV.
era the ground pretty thoroughly. There
has been raised the question of the con.
stitutionslity Of the measure and what
ever opp, sition that will be made to II
| VIII Do made up1u that ground.